Building the World's Lightest 3-Inch FPV Drone
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- A 33g 3-inch toothpick? Oh yeah! This thing is awesome! It has quickly become one of my favorites for ripping around my backyard and community parks. You gotta see this! Full parts list and tune below...
There is no bind-n-fly drone like this at the moment, but all the parts are listed below. If you want to skip the build, then I suggest this 2.5-inch drone: bit.ly/2OmkbHw. It's also pretty amazing and has a similar light weight feel.
Parts:
- BabyTooth Frame (1.5mm thick version): bit.ly/babytoot...
- FPVCYCLE 1202.5 Motors: bit.ly/2U1YUHj
- BetaFPV F4 AIO w/ VTX (I used the older FC without VTX but I think it has been discontinued): bit.ly/360DJtO
- BeeBrain v2 Canopy: bit.ly/3a12kjb
- RunCam Nano 3 Camera: bit.ly/39w6QFK
- Gemfan 3018 2-blade props w/ 2mm shaft, as shown: bit.ly/2t3Ee6Y
- Gemfan 3016 3-blade props w/ 2mm shaft are another great option: bit.ly/2tM6NWN
- RENY screws on the canopy: bit.ly/3au3KD5
- Custom Rx and VTX antennas made by cutting these cables: amzn.to/2UoTOFg
- M2x3 motor screws (titanium if you can find them).
- Cloth tape for motor wires: amzn.to/2GUm5PD
- 2mm zip ties for antennas (Cheap option: amzn.to/3bSgBAu, better option: bit.ly/2DVSsfF)
- No prop screws (they are already tight enough with the 2mm shaft)
- 20AWG power lead
Batteries:
- GNB 450mAh HV 80C 1S: amzn.to/2Rh9ojz
- GNB 520mAh HV 80C 1S: amzn.to/2QV5AF6
- BT2.0 connectors: bit.ly/33XOhHW
- Check out this video to see how I replace the battery connectors: • Replacing Battery Conn...
Tune:
- JESC 48kHz v2.3 (this free ESC firmware makes the drone much smoother and more efficient)
- Betaflight 4.1.1 with RPM filtering turned OFF
- Thanks to FaebuFPV for sharing this tune: bit.ly/2Jkzrme
Flight footage recorded with the PowerPlay DVR:
bit.ly/power-pl...
Music:
"Accidents Will Happen" by Silent Partner
Easily the most insane 1s I've seen.
Hi Paul! Yeah, this thing is pretty sweet for tight spaces. Did you see this follow up video? ua-cam.com/video/bUUcPVNV2AA/v-deo.html
Faxxx
Check the next level 1s platform I'm working on 😏. instagram.com/p/CAzjbhYnH7m/?igshid=c9z126h1j2ue
That is some really impressive backyard flying!
Fantastic video! We need more 1S toothpick videos!
I just wanna see this class get better and better!
That dive in the beginning was HUGE for coming down into such a small area.. AWESOME!!!
Sir you brought my mind into a whole new world of fpv
Awesome flying! You really ripped your backyard on 1S and the double deck powerloop shows what that little Babytooth can do, and great build!
That thing is locked in! Handling is incredible! Mad skills on that tight technical space!
At a full 10g less than my main BabyTooth, that thing is pure AWESOME and really a class of its own. If anyone wants to see the very lazy way I build mine by comparison, here's the build video that will be public when the parts are in stock in about a week.
ua-cam.com/video/Ai_oqRC-KG0/v-deo.html
I actually call these gemfan props medium weight. Like you said, I believe they could be maybe even half as heavy as it is. The motor size had to be balanced for this prop and the hopeful future props that may come that are lighter.
wish we had those motors in europe Bob,hmm hmm
@@leftyfpv8263 I wish we had those motors here in the US. There seems to be a shortage of the unobtainum they're made of.
@@leftyfpv8263 I wish I could get the darn box! Ain't nobody getting any motors grrrrrrr deliver! Plzzz! 😬
No Bob this dude wipped your sloppy building ass then flossed .!
@@Kabab dud did you order 5 sets of these or what? Went to sleep, got a back in stock notification, boom woke up to 1 left in stock... 😭
Fantastic job! We need this mass produced as a BNF!
A dream at the moment. But no worries, happymodel will rip it off and make something before I get any help from anyone to make this a more mainstream class. I do all the work for happymodel unfortunately 😒
@@Kabab If you can get it produced, we'll spread the word and market for you, as much as that helps.
Adam Bomb FPV will build it for you. 👍
Dude.. That freestyle vid is absolutely one of the best freestyle vids I've ever seen 🤯🤯🤯 absolutely amazing!! I'm flying the crap outta my shutterbug85 and now I have to build this!!
Good job! I love the light weight builds. Most important thing is being able to fly as much as possible. That means you need to be able to fly around people and that’s why these light/quiet builds are so amazing.
Oh one question. For the reny screws are they easy cut down for length? Would it make sense to buy a pack of long ones and just cut them down to length or will that not work with these?
Yes, they are easy to cut to size with with wire cutters. Just be careful because the bit that breaks off will go flying pretty hard!
Wow that little thing rips, definitely the fastest 1s i've ever seen 🤘🤘🤘
Love the way you explained the build to the fullest. Great job!
That's an excellent tune thanks Fabeufpv. Even on my fatty 38.3 gram build. These builds are so much fun
You gave an idea- I will put the FC of a beta65 pro 2 on a HX100 frame with the long props and also leave the hx100 motors on for longer flight time. Much thanks for this and much 💕
I did that and it’s such a great flyer. Same as you said- very very acrobatic and super efficient. I actually tried to grind out the batteries and still got 6 minutes flight, on normal cruising about 8 minutes with two 1s 340mah tbs graphene (which are awesome batteries) and around a minute less with the stock batteries (300mah). I get only around 2:30 minutes on the 65 pro 2 build, and it’s much less acrobatic, the only downside is that now it’s much scarier to fly in places where people might pop out of their homes since it’s much less “hurt proof” now..
When Kebab Fpv started experimenting on mobula7/trashcan move to a carbon frame, I told him, the motors weren't torquy enough, but he isn't listen, so I built one myself. It is a 2,5 inch, and it came up at 35g in 2s. I recently updated it with nano3, and mobula6 canopy, and lost 5g!
Wow you sound much smarter than Bob, with your 7 subscribers...
Have you got a video of it?
Whaouu, I didn't know intelligence was linked to the amount of suscribers, gosh, I am so stupid!!!
I have managed to purchase 4 motors, canopy and some props today. Nothing else was on stock, but now I have the basics for a future build. This will be sooooooo exciting!
always love it when you dive the big trees :-)
Been watching a bunch of your videos lately and they have me inspired to start building some ultra lights...... 4 frames on their way😅. They look like such a blast to fly! I have only ever built and flown >750g 5" quads or larger.
Nice build mate ive all ways wanted a 3" amazing flight times
wow this looks like so much fun.
Sweet 3in , I have always flown in front of my house, I have 7 3in and smaller to my beta65. I just finished building my Ragging Droner Hybrid with 2306 1950kv Momba's 6s but I have a thing for 3in. Thanks again for the video and information
Sweet flying session!
wow, very quick.. Gets moving fast!
I'm so jealous of your mastery of tight quarters.
Great build! Thanks
@Mr ShutterBug , your video is very clear. Thanks also to @KababFPV that he had developed this new serie. I'm in Italy and we are closed at home by week waiting an improvement and the avaibility of the motors !!! hahahaha
Stay safe brother...greets from DC!
Great build. FPVCycle never has anything actually in stock. I don't understand a website where almost everything says "Sold Out".
It's unfortunately not totally up to us. We have all our money sitting in factories just waiting for them to finish producing and ship them. Right now we have five boxes sitting in shipping depots waiting to move and make it to us. The whole world has slowed down a LOT due to this virus. Things we were supposed to have three months ago are still in processing. Believe me when I tell you I wish I could get it all here now now now NOW! Because I have so much more to do once this stuff finally makes it here.
Oh wow, just the same setup i was wishing for a 1s build!! Thanks!
I just used the pids from the link u have above since I have 4.1.0 I didn’t want to copy it all and it flies great now, ty
Me: how lite could he possibly make it?
Me again: damn! 🤯
Dude this is badass
very nice flying )))
I'm going to have to build o e of those this coming year.
Very very impressive!
Haha, You're intro is the same for a VR channel I watch called Eric for President. You're one stop shop for VR news lol
Love my babytooth too! Great tips for putting it on a diet. Cheers!
I think I just about had a heart attack at 2:55
Awesome stuff!
any tutorial/guides on making vtx antenna using ufl to sma ext like you did in this vid?
You fly very nice and fun
Great little quad, i am impressed judging by your flight it has the same flight characteristics to a 5 inch which i do like seeing most micro sized quads do seem to have too much float .
Instead of BT 2.0 take a XT30 from Amass and cut them apart, take the bulletpins and you have even lower resistance at the same weight of the BT2.0.
Pics?
But you also have the weight of the XT30 battery-side connector that adds some back from BT2.
Nice work dropping the weight! Now if we could all personally do the same after this C-Virus stuff passes!
Amazing build and flying. Maybe for connector using Mini Deans would be a nice solution, with less voltage sag, but adding less weight than XT30.
Micro Deans would also work, but I prefer BT2.0. The can handle a similar amount of current.
Insane, never thought a 1s could have this performance 😮
I found M2 titanium screws in a RC car shop. In fact a huge sortiment of titanium screws ranging from M2-M3 or M4. That's over here in Europe tho. But couldn't find any titanium screws in drone shop either.
Nice video!
Great Job ! a very nice, clean, good looking build. The motors are shear beauty. I also like that you explained the antenna modifications. Personally, I do not like the tiny, single little wire that comes on most whoop boards. Thanks. Again, Great Job. And the flight video is AWSOME.
That is some epic flying buddy 👍👍👍👍👍
Like others have commented, it would be super useful to have an expert do a build and flight video of a very similar toothpick with more obtainable parts. The closest screws I could find (for USA) was a "Reny Like" screw set, where the nuts were regular nylon, at $28USD for 50 pieces. Also, we could use a motor alternative that's easier to find in stock, like a 1202, 1202.5, or 1203 motor. Thanks for your hard work!
You don't have to use all the specialty screws. The frame comes with steel screws, and it will still fly quite nicely that way. These are the motors that I recommend. I'm told they will be back in stock by Monday. If you want to try something else, then go for it. Hopefully I gave you some ideas. ;-)
@@MrShutterBug The 1202.5 motors are back in stock at FPVcycle now. I'm super excited. All is well in the world now. :)
Awesome review thanks, I plan to buy one. 🍻
A very neat build👍🏻😎👍🏻
woah no wayyy can't believe that's 1s. great job man
So, why a BF4.1.1 tune with RPM Filters turned off? Especially with JESC fw already flashed? (Used your video to help setup my BT, great notes!)
Great job shutterbug!!♥️
Hey Mr. SB, I don't suppose we can get a build video for this. Specifically for making the antenna and removing the plugs.
Your the best pilot I ever saw!!!!!
Your weight focused video was amazing thank you very much ! My TP3 frame is actually being retro fitted at the moment because I went with heavier components and assuredly much less detail than your meticulous build. I started off WRONG with beta FPV motors in 1202 x 5000KV and my Cam is a Run Cam Nano V2 and a fairly heavy VTX from Flywoo the Goku. It rivals the TBS Nano but has a case for a heat sink. I may replace that. I'm going up in motor size to 1404 to achieve a better preforming little Toothpick. I hope $$ conditions work out that I can just do a fresh build, on a new TP3 frame . Oh I have a Crossfire Nano Tx in this build as well , so I;d love a tiny little AxII on it . I notices you didn't mount a capacitor ... I was cool with a heavier toothpick but my weight ratio wasn't preformant with the chosen motors ... Again thank you for the video I appreciated it . These FlyWoo Xing motors look awesome I may not be able to wait for a new TP3 frame and a new AIO Diatone board.
I am running a Primo3 with the new HQ 3x1.5x2 props and they are absolutely buttery. I was less impressed with the 3-blade version, which came as a surprise; I usually prefer a 3-blade prop but these felt like simply too much prop on 1102 motors.
Amazing!! Agree with other comments that was crazy good, excellent job!!
next step is 1S build for 4" and 5"... I honestly would love to see it happen. maybe 850mah -1100 for 4" and possibly 1300 - 1500 Mah for 5"?
nice build! making (3) 3S TP3's, this made me want a 1s for the yard.
A 3S quad can be a ton of fun too, but yeah you need more space to take advantage of the extra power.
Really nice build! See you are even saving the economy.....I look forward to your next video after my online shopping.
OK. That's awesome quad and flight. You win ;)
Awesome drone )
My custom 100XSE is just under 26g and I love the way it flies, but I need to experiment with cameras, the fish eye effect of whoop cameras makes me sick at such speed. Nano3 looks much better on your dvr than others I've seen 🤔
HX100SE* (don’t comment when you haven’t fully woken up 🙈)
Nano 3 is definitely an improvement over the stock camera :)
Jesus, I definitely need to rethink my baby tooth build; tear it apart and rebuild it much much lighter.
WOW!!!
wow.... this is over 10 grams lighter than my 2.5 inch quad!
realy like the way you are flying... or is it the quad that fly that well? ;D
nice video, thank you
You should look at the videos from quad66, he has built a 25 gram 3 inch a while ago and he is constantly experimenting with some incredible 1s drones
Do you have a link to that? I looked on the Quad66 channel and couldn't find that build. No doubt he was using smaller motors. You can always build a lighter, more fragile 3" with smaller motors. The Babytooth frames are quite tough.
link pls
@@Clif_Brown ua-cam.com/channels/_oKASvaU_JGYHWdNUJAlAA.htmlvideos
@@Nici619 ua-cam.com/channels/_oKASvaU_JGYHWdNUJAlAA.htmlvideos
Yes.
Can you please add a flight timer In the DVR?
Please try Emax Avia props for Nanohawk X and let us know if they're more kickass than Gemfan. Thanks
Fast little thing. 1s is crazy. Makes me think abt weight more on my quad...
This is very impressive for a 1s of course. Could you please design one for us (not 1s) with the caddx Vista (and probably nebula)? I wish they would make those air units lighter.
yeah i want one now.
Have you tried the new betafpv Elrs 5a aio on that yet? Its amazing btw, range for days! I got mine on BF 4.3 rc5 . Thanks for the sweet build. I got one running the newer white fpvcycle 13mm motors. and one with newbeedrone 1202 flows with tbs unify nano 32s. I swear these things multiply by themselves 😂. ✌
Yes, I've used the BetaFPV ELRS 1S is multiple builds already. The ELRS chip antenna is definite a great option for these ultralight builds. :-)
Great work ! Thank you ❤️
Incredible, amazing, fabulous!
That build, that flight and all around!
I'm stunned and subbed. :-)
Mine weighs 39g but it has an xm+ and tbs nano32 on it.
the lil duece was the first mirco 3in
very well done video. great job.
That's a pretty impressive setup. Nicely done. I gotta wonder how much extr weight is still hiding in the hardware. Seems like 8 aluminum motor bolts vs the titanium ones could drop another gram or so.
I would love to see someone make small square lipo’s!
You really should work for a production company...this is amazing!
Glad you like it, but I have no interest in turning my favorite hobby into a business. Just having fun and sharing the things I enjoy. :-)
@@MrShutterBug It worked out quite well for the Shutterbug85, but I get the point.
Stay safe!
That shirt is awesome!
Hi, nice speed for garden 🤗
that was a very good flying 👍🏻🙏👏👏👏
muy buen vuelo y un 3" es una experiencia chulisima yo tengo un 3"y son muy divertidos
Duuuude i'm flyin mine on 3s!
Nice flying buddy. I’m still a bit new but I’m practicing. I have been posting some videos on my channel. I only have a Tinyhawk freestyle but it’s pretty fast on 2s. I we will be getting a couple faster ones real soon. You ever consider building one of these for someone?
Can you show us how you inverted your board in betaflight and remapped your motors in betaflight? This is the only part that has me a little intimidated. Thanks for the review and that great footage!
Love this class as this will open it up for 2.5" and 3" park racing clubs. The nearest field we have to us is 2 hrs and another 3+ hours to fly 5 inch. Much rather drive 5 to 10 min to hang with family and friends to race at the park. Also.... love this size at it will allow for the kid and I to race around the yard without bugging the neighbors. Thanks again for sharing.... this is getting me motivated.... just need help with the betaflight aspect of this sport/hobby.
In this video (ua-cam.com/video/gL1DxUFjFq8/v-deo.html) Josh Bardwell shows how to remap resources, including motor resources. You'll need to swap resources for motors 1&3, and motors 2&4. The board orientation is set on the configuration tab in betaflight. Just set roll to 180. Then save, and go back to the setup screen with the 3D model of the quad and make sure it moves the way it should when you move the quad in your hand. Good luck.
@@MrShutterBug Yea that was a great video.... but a little fuzzy on inverting the board. Is it just 180 and done?
really nice videos dude , subbed !
It is a pity that the BabyTooth Frame 1.5mm frame is no longer available.
Any idea for a replacement?
I have a question about the Reny screws. I’m considering ordering the M 3 30 mm Reny screws for my stacks in my 5 inch quad. There just for the stack no arm support. So my question is is Reny brittle? Compared to nylon is it brittle?
Hello ,
First of all thank you for this superb video. I want to mount a thoopick almost identical to your except for the FC or I will put that of the mobula6.
I wanted to know if I could also use your betaflight settings this FC, thank you in advance for your response and your help.
very nice!
What about drilling the screw holes of the props out larger since you are not using the screws the spinning weight is even more effective than chassis weight
Have you done it? Getting additional weight off the prop would be great as long as balance is maintained.
@@MrShutterBug no I just seen the length you went to and were discussing lighter props just came to mind I am a macinest if you used a reamer it would be pretty balanced for sure I have a set of them I might have to experiment I dont think a lot would come off but its in the most critical spot IMO! I absolutely love to see these lengths taken by you man! coming from a racing background the devil is in all these details 🙌 😍
Mr ShutterBug, what do you thing to test a 3500mA Li-Ion? It should be the first long range of this size
Do the world's longest endurance 250 gram HD drone that flips and snaps next. 30 minutes per flight?